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Download full textLivingston, Samuel A. – 1986
This paper deals with test fairness regarding a test consisting of two parts: (1) a "common" section, taken by all students; and (2) a "variable" section, in which some students may answer a different set of questions from other students. For example, a test taken by several thousand students each year contains a common multiple-choice portion and…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Error of Measurement, Essay Tests, Mathematical Models
Wise, Lauress L. – 1986
A primary goal of this study was to determine the extent to which item difficulty was related to item position and, if a significant relationship was found, to suggest adjustments to predicted item difficulty that reflect differences in item position. Item response data from the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) were analyzed. A data set was…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Difficulty Level, Educational Research, Error of Measurement
